AGM Statement

RNS Number : 2108R

Pets At Home Group Plc

09 September 2014

 



Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Pets at Home Group Plc ("Company)

Results of Annual General Meeting 2014

The Company gives notice that at its Annual General Meeting held on 9 September 2014 at the Hilton, 303 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LQ at 11am, a poll was taken on all resolutions put to the meeting.  All resolutions were passed by the members entitled to vote. 

The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below.

		VOTES FOR¹	%²	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% OF ISC³	VOTES WITHHELD4
Ordinary Resolutions
1	To receive the directors report and accounts for the year ended 27 March 2014	363,634,846	100.00	2,767	0.00	363,637,613	72.73%	9,003
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 27 March 2014	333,803,588	99.99	18,640	0.01	333,822,228	66.76%	29,824,388
3	To approve the directors remuneration policy	353,975,782	99.15	3,036,929	0.85	357,012,711	71.40%	6,633,905
4	To re-elect the following individuals as directors
4A	Tony DeNunzio	360,614,525	99.17	3,029,619	0.83	363,644,144	72.73%	2,472
4B	Dennis Millard	360,678,949	99.18	2,965,195	0.82	363,644,144	72.73%	2,472
4C	Nick Wood	363,640,536	100.00	3,812	0.00	363,644,348	72.73%	2,268
4D	Ian Kellett	363,639,618	100.00	4,526	0.00	363,644,144	72.73%	2,472
4E	Brian Carroll	363,399,901	99.93	244,243	0.07	363,644,144	72.73%	2,472
4F	Amy Stirling	360,649,022	99.18	2,995,122	0.82	363,644,144	72.73%	2,472
4G	Paul Coby	360,679,729	99.18	2,964,415	0.82	363,644,144	72.73%	2,472
4H	Tessa Green	363,638,778	100.00	5,366	0.00	363,644,144	72.73%	2,472
4I	Paul Moody	360,679,369	99.18	2,964,775	0.82	363,644,144	72.73%	2,472
5	To reappoint KPMG LLP as the auditor	354,532,273	97.50	9,073,819	2.50	363,606,092	72.72%	40,524
6	To authorise the directors to set the auditor's fees	363,146,947	99.87	460,382	0.13	363,607,329	72.72%	39,287
7	To give the directors authority to allot shares:	363,397,087	99.93	247,081	0.07	363,644,168	72.73%	2,448
8	To authorise the Company and its Subsidiaries to make political donations	360,591,012	99.95	167,631	0.05	360,758,643	72.15%	2,887,973
Special Resolutions
9	To disapply pre-emption rights	363,635,148	100.00	7,466	0.00	363,642,614	72.73%	4,002
10	To authorise the Company to buy its own shares	363,638,790	100.00	5,798	0.00	363,644,588	72.73%	2,028
11	To authorise short notice general meetings	361,630,604	99.45	2,015,184	0.55	363,645,788	72.73%	828

Notes:

1.       Votes "for" include discretionary votes.

2.       Percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.

3.       Issued share capital at meeting date: 500,000,000.

4.       A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the Company's website http://www.investors.petsathome.com 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed by the Company at the AGM held on 9^th September 2014, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

For further information contact:

Louise Stonier

Company Secretary and Group Legal Director

 Pets at Home Group Plc

0161 486 3590

 

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